Thursday, June 6, 2024, marks 80 years since Allied armies stormed the beaches of Normandy, France during World War II on D-Day. The number of veterans who served in the war is shrinking by the year. But The National World War II Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana, is helping some of their stories live on through artificial intelligence.
Eighteen World War II veterans are part of a new exhibit called 'Voices From The Front' that opened to the public in March. It allows people to ask questions and get real responses from the veterans — one of whom was there the day of the invasion. Tolley Fletcher is a veteran of World War II. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy at 17 years old shortly after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. At age 19, he was aboard a ship located outside the Normandy beaches.
The were shot volumetrically with nine cameras surrounding them, and we asked them, for about a two-day period, more than 1,000 questions,' Crean said. For more Lifestyle articles, visit www.foxnews.com/lifestyle The system uses AI to match any question to a real response given from the veteran. 'A hundred years from now, somebody's children or grandchildren will be able to come here and actually have a conversation with a World War II veteran,' Crean said.